Photo: A Matter of Black and White: The Autobiography of Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher (1996)

Details

Alias: Ada Lois Sipuel

Born: 2/8/1924 in Chickasha, Oklahoma

Died: 10/18/1995

Ethnicity: African American/Black

Professional Facts

Profession:

Constitutional Law

Regions and States of Practice:

OK, South

Legal Education:

The University of Oklahoma College of Law, 1951

Positions During Her Career:

Practiced law part-time (1951-1954)
Joined a firm in Oklahoma City (1954-1956)
Public relations director of Langston University (1956-late 1950s)
Taught at Langston University, becoming head of the school's social sciences department (1959-1987)
Member of the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma (1992-1995)

Firsts:

African American woman to attend an all white law school in the South

Accomplishments:

Appointed to the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma by Oklahoma governor David Walters (1992)

Cheryl Brown Wattley, Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher: How a "Skinny Little Girl" Took on the University of Oklahoma and Helped Pave the Road to Brown v. Board of Education, 62 (3) Oklahoma Law Review 449 (Spring 2010)